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61957 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61957 covers Windsor, Illinois, with a population of about 1,784 and a median household income of $70,000.

Population
1,78422 per square mile
Median age
45.97.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,00014% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$159,274up 37.3% in five years
Median rent
$74639% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
14.1%20.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
19

Where 61957 is

Windsor, Illinois — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,784
Median age45.9
Family households70.8%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.9%
White (non-Hispanic)97.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%
Veterans12%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$70,000
Income per person$31,946
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k8.9%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k7.1%
$40–45k5.9%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k13.3%
$75–100k23.0%
$100–125k6.1%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k3.3%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed830
Mean adjusted gross income$65,525
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k30.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$126,700
Median gross rent$746
Rent as a share of household income18.6%
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house86.6%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units2.4%
5 to 19 units1.3%
Mobile home9.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$159,274as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$159,274$79,319

$82,000 in 2015 to $159,274 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home3.8%
Drives to work alone84.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.4% 4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79% 2.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.3% 3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.5% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments19
People employed129
Annual payroll$4,185,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 90.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.9 out of 100
Community resilience70.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought98.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake83.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Illinois and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIllinoisUnited States
Median household income$70,000$81,702$78,538
Income per person$31,946$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$126,700$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$746$1,227$1,348
Homeownership83.4%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age45.938.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWINDSOR, IL US2 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January34.6°F / 19.2°F2.64 in rain, 5.2 in snow
February39.6°F / 22.8°F1.97 in rain, 3.4 in snow
March50.9°F / 31.9°F3.11 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April63.9°F / 41.9°F4.51 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May73.7°F / 53.1°F4.57 in rain
June82.1°F / 61.6°F4.76 in rain
July85°F / 64.7°F3.91 in rain
August83.7°F / 62.5°F2.95 in rain
September78.4°F / 55.2°F2.97 in rain
October66.3°F / 44.3°F3.6 in rain
November51°F / 33.2°F3.75 in rain, 0.8 in snow
December39.2°F / 24.7°F2.45 in rain, 2.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Windsor Community Unit School District 189.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Sullivan Community Unit School District 3002.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Neoga Community Unit School District 32.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A2.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Shelbyville Community Unit School District 42.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

61928 Gays, IL7.6 km away
62465 Strasburg, IL8.2 km away
62447 Neoga, IL16.7 km away
62534 Findlay, IL17 km away
62463 Stewardson, IL18 km away
61951 Sullivan, IL18.2 km away
61938 Mattoon, IL18.8 km away
62565 Shelbyville, IL19.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Shelby County87.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Moultrie County12.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area81.8 sq mi
Water area2.53 sq mi
Population density22 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4302, -88.5857

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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